In a world in which heroes are real, in which monsters and villains of all kinds exist, and where every single day there is some new disaster or threat more outlandish and absurd than the last, it is hard to believe there could ever be situation that most people who live in such a world would say was ridiculous. But in one specific location of the world, far from any civilizations or modern day conveniences, gathered a collective of individuals that could make the most colorful and imaginative circus seem like a bland bowl of oatmeal. The locale itself wasn't anything too remarkable just a wide open space with a mountain range covering both sides, but the people who stood in this space starting with normal human beings, to a cyborg, a martial arts master, three distinctive aliens, one blue cyclops, and a bald headed super hero are what made it all unusual. As for the how in this equation that brought such a group of individuals together that was quite simple, after Lady Boros had returned to her ship and informed her elites of the rematch between her and Saitama a domino chain of events followed, as the first thing her elites did was inform Bearded and Bespectacled Worker.
Now the reason why they had informed them was twofold, the first being that after their lady's first fight with the yellow clad crusader left a massive city sized crater in the earth, the organization they worked for wanted to be kept informed of anything they were doing that could potentially result in the same or an even more grand outcome. The second was due to their own lady's order, they and the rest of the crew were to do all that they could to make the people of this world feel at ease with their presence, and as such they believed keeping them informed when the two most single powerful beings in all known creation were about to trade blows was the best way to earn their favor. But then there was the third human who had come along with the workers, a man that Lady Boros, Saitama, and Genos all recognized, the former leader of the house of evolution doctor Genus. As for why he of all people had been chosen to accompany them was simple, he was the foremost expert in the field of genetics and being able to witness Saitama and her fight unrestricted was a golden opportunity to see what he could really do, and since anything he could learn would benefit the association it was a win win situation.
Speaking of Genos however he had come along purely thanks to luck, for he had come by Lady Boros's ship for more training and she informed him of the fight, then proceeded to extend an invitation to which he instantly accepted. As for the final of the spectators he was the true wild card of the bunch, a man that only the workers, Saitama, and Lady Boros knew, as he had been the only other hero to arrive to try and stop the meteor four days ago. Much like Genos though Bang's attendance to this fight was by pure luck, you see he had wanted to speak with Saitama and Lady Boros both when he saw how powerful they were to see if they'd be interested in joining his dojo, so where as Genos had gone to see Lady Boros earlier that day for training he had gone to Saitama's apartment to speak with him. How he even knew where Saitama lived was anyone's guess as even when he asked the old martial artist he just dodged the question, the reason for this being was because Bang had spent the last four days following Saitama around and giving him random tests of strength without him realizing it so he could gauge himself just how strong the fellow was.
Which brings us to the present, as both Saitama and Lady Boros stand opposite of each other in the open space of the valley while the gallery of spectators stands far to the side, no one moving or making a sound as each of them was focused on their own thoughts and what was about to happen.
"I wonder if this is a safe enough distance? we still don't really have a proper measurement of Saitama's full power, combine it with the power of Lady Boros and the shock waves they might make could be enough to fracture our bones." Bearded Worker Thought.
"I wonder if anyone else knows about Saitama's strength? it makes sense for Bang to know as he was present at the meteor, but is it possible that someone else potentially another hero knows the truth about him? and if so who?" Bespectacled Worker questioned.
"I was initially interested in the alien for her power, I still have yet to see her at her best as well, this fight will prove very enlightening." Dr. Genus thought.
"Master is incredibly powerful, but even I cannot deny that Saitama is powerful as well and by master's own admission he has beaten her once before, but with their first battle in mind will master be able to change the outcome?" Genos Wondered.
"Seeing them destroy the meteor was one thing, but fighting against one another is hard to imagine, I might have to protect the others if things get out of hand." Bang reasoned.
"Please. Kill. Him." The trio of elites all thought, wishing that either their lady or a merciful god of some kind would end Saitama's life.
"I have to keep my emotions in check, before hand I wasn't focused because of my thirst for a truly worthy battle, but now as we fight a second time I fear my own desires will betray me if I let them, so I should instead do my best to repress them as I have done for countless centuries if to keep from wasting my champion's time." Lady Boros thought with a straight face, still angry at herself for being the cause of this entire situation.
"What should I have for lunch after this? do I even have anything good in the fridge?" Saitama wondered, thinking about the contents of his kitchen.
For the next minute or two everyone and thing would remain perfectly still, the only movement coming from anywhere being the dust the wind blew around the valley. But as it seemed there was nothing left to do but to get this fight started, it would be Lady Boros who would initiate the battle as she in the blink of an eye was suddenly in front of Saitama with a fist reared back ready to strike. Yet just as how their first battle had gone so too would this one begin, in the span of but thirty seconds both of them would dart around the valley going from the ground, to the air, and even to moving on the sides of the mountains with the only one attacking being Boros. And while this was beyond amazing for most of the spectators her elites watched on with somewhat odd expressions, not necessarily bored or disinterested but more so curious as they weren't sure what their lady was doing.
"She's going about this the same way as the first fight, why?" Groribas asked, speaking in a hushed tone with his fellow elites so the others wouldn't hear them.
"Perhaps she is trying to lull him into a false sense of security, make it seem as though she's approaching this in the same way before changing up her strategy when he least expects it." Geryuganshoop replied in an equal volume.
"That would make sense." "Have him believe she has not learned from before." "Our lady has countless lifespans of experience in battle." "If she intends to take this seriously as before she may even win." "That is good." Melzalgald's heads added.
Continuing to throw punches and even kicks at Saitama for another few seconds, just as it appeared he would begin to counterattack by throwing forth a punch of his own he was interrupted. A sudden powerful force from behind him that had made contact with his back sent him flying forward at the same speed as a fighter jet, only to be hit by another force that seemed to come from nowhere hit him from the front. Both he and most of the spectators were unsure as to what was happening, only her elites who watched this unfold knew the answer.
"Huh, the phantom barrage, it's been quite some time since she's used that." Geryuganshoop commented.
"Makes sense, last time she used it was to take down an entire fleet single handedly, move so quickly that your enemy fails to notice you've replaced yourself with an after image, then before they can figure out where you are you unleash an assault of blows seeming to come from nowhere, honestly I still can't believe she's fast enough to pull it off." Groribas admitted.
Watching as Saitama continued to be flung about at break neck speeds from the continuing chain of attacks, everyone including her elites began to try and see if they could find where she actually was. Whether it was due to her speed or she was simply making sure no one could track her movements it really seemed as though a ghost was suddenly fighting Saitama, as the only traces of her were claw marks being made in the mountain side as the nails of her toes dug into it. But that's when it happened, without a warning of any kind Saitama sent his right fist out to his side, and although he had managed to make contact with her she had anticipated the blow, resulting in the part of her he had hit being her left arm. Unlike before however she would not take a moment to revel in the shock of him having found her, with her still present arm she grabbed onto the collar of his costume before dragging him up the mountain.
Pushing him as far as she could into the mountain itself as she dragged him she would take him to it's peak in a matter of seconds, where upon reaching it she threw him into the air as to continue the battle in the sky. Once more she would disappear from anyone's sight but not to begin another physical attack, instead she chose to focus on ranged attacks and began delivering so many blasts of her power onto him that the sky itself began to turn a vibrant purple. Though only having one arm to do this it didn't hinder or slow her down in any way, and while these blasts though powerful were not as strong as her own blows, with the sheer quantity that was present she kept him suspended in the air hoping to stall just long enough for her to regrow her arm. Yet despite not having the power of flight nor having any ranged attacks of his own Saitama was not helpless, he sent his arms out behind him before bringing them forward to make a thunderous clap.
The sheer volume and power of the clap alone was enough to cause all clouds nearby to disappear completely, while to the spectators below it sounded more like a massive explosion and the wind it created felt like a tornado was about to form. However what that had managed to do was not only get rid of her energy blasts, but because of her close proximity to him the mild shock wave it created temporarily dazed her, which was enough for him to get some distance between them. Snapping back to her senses quickly she scanned the sky around her to see if he was still present, only to find that he had landed back onto the mountain below and was running down to the valley, causing her to speed after him in flight in the hopes of regaining the control. This is where the fight would truly begin, for instead of keeping her distance as she had done moments ago she with still only one arm on her person charged right at him.
But instead of unleashing a series of rapid strikes and blows she wrapped her arm around his torso and tackled him into mountain, using her power to propel them deeper into the planet's layers in the hope it might begin to wear him down. Unfortunately this plan while sound was a double edged sword, though giving her some control over him it limited her movements to essentially nothing, so she could not dodge nor stop him as he reared back his fist and punched her in the face. Sending her flying off in her own direction he would quickly catch up to her and followup with an uppercut, not only to keep her from going further into the planet but also to bring them back to the surface with the others. Shooting out of the ground like water from a geyser she would then hit the ground with a loud and powerful thud, sliding away from her exit by a solid twenty feet.
As for Saitama he would simply jump from the hole her departure had created and would land right in front of it, looking to her along with the others who had looks of pure shock seemingly frozen on their faces. But where as their shock came from having just witnessed one of the single most insane things to ever happen in the span of earth's history, Saitama would gain his own look of surprise as he looked at the state Boros was in. Though not teetering on the brink of death nor covered in her own blood it was clear that she was winded, she had still yet to grow back her left arm as she had taken no breaks in their fight to do so, and while she was clean of her own fluids she was covered in dirt and several gashes from their brief time below ground. Yet to a force such as she this was truly nothing, she quickly got to her feet and her body in astounding time rapidly healed and got her back to pristine condition, however there still seemed to be something bothering her.
"You okay Boros?" Saitama asked as she looked towards the ground, for some reason breathing heavily even though she was healed.
"Yes...I'm FINE..." She answered assertively, though from both her tone and the look of frustration on her face she was clearly not being honest.
"If you need to take a break for a second I don't mind." He told her, as she stood upright to look at him.
"No, I'm good, I was just...thinking is all..." She replied.
"Does something seem strange about the mistress?" Groribas asked, as he whispered to his fellow elites.
"She does seem agitated." "But not about the battle." "But what else could it be?" "Geryuganshoop, could you check?" Four of Melzalgald's heads spoke.
Agreeing with his elites that something was amiss with their master Geryuganshoop focused on her mind and her thoughts to maybe get some kind of idea, only to be met with a violent mental storm the likes of which he had never seen before.
"What's wrong?" Groribas asked, noticing how his eyes had widened "What're you seeing?"
"Lady Boros's emotions are out of control." He replied, as he tried to make sense of what was going on "She's angry, confused, sad, and fearful, and none of those emotions are being regulated whatsoever, it's like she's having a shouting contest with four other versions of herself." He explained.
"That is bad." The fifth head of Melzalgald's said.
Unfortunately before Geryuganshoop could learn anything else the fight began again, with Lady Boros once more kicking things off. Charging forward though without the intent of attacking she began to circle him at incredible speed, not only causing a small but controlled tornado of dust to form around him but also a group of her after images to surround him as well. Then as the tornado began to grow more and more her after images would begin to attack, going forward with the same speed she was using to generate the brown colored wind tunnel they approached him from all sides and angles, to which he guarded. From the outside all the spectators could see was but the faint silhouette of Saitama as he defended against the assault, with the only other indication they had that they were colliding with each other being the loud sounds each contact made.
All of this however only served to distract him, as from above at the mouth of the tornado the real Boros emerged and without a single second wasted she charged up her most powerful blast and sent it straight towards him. Now one might think given that then others were so close she had done this recklessly without thinking about their safety. But the truth was that the wind generating the tornado was so fast it created a near impenetrable barrier meaning that her attack would be safely contained within it's space. This left only Saitama to be the recipient of it's devastating power, and because he had been focused on dealing with the after images he was hit with it full force.
Continuing to fire it for a full minute she would only stop as the tornado began to slow and the others would be in danger if she kept it up, but once the tornado was gone and she landed on the ground the others were once again met with a shocking sight. A new hole was now present where Saitama once was, and from where they were standing it seemed as though it went on forever as if it were bottomless. But the intention for this hadn't been so she could win, she had done this to hopefully by herself a bit longer to try and work out all of the emotions that were bouncing around her head as they continued to distract and bother her.
"Why the HELL won't they go away?! and why the hell am I even thinking about them at a time like this?!" She angrily thought as she clenched her fists "I should be focused and even relaxed by fighting my champion, but instead with each passing second I only grow more and more restless, what is happening?!"
"Lady Boros, are you alright?" The sudden telepathic voice of Geryuganshoop asked, as he could no longer remain quiet due to his concern.
"GERYUGANSHOOP GET THE HELL OUT OF MY MIND!" She lashed out at him as she cast a hateful glare in his direction "I am already bothered enough by these horrid feelings plaguing my thoughts while I should be focusing, I don't need you invading my mind and bothering me as well!"She berated.
Taken aback by the animosity in her voice as she had never been so aggressive towards him in the past, this in turn caused a sudden realization to dawn on him making him feel like a fool.
"How could we be so stupid?!" He asked aloud, though still quiet enough to where only the other two could hear.
"What is it Geryuganshoop? did you figure out what is troubling Lady Boros?" Groribas asked.
"She has spent all this time feeling nothing, being as cold and as lifeless as a dead planet, and not once did we consider the effect that suddenly feeling emotions would have on her..." He went on, seeming to not hear his comrade's question.
"Geryuganshoop?" "Please tell us what is happening." "Do we need to stop the fight?" "Is out lady in some kind of trouble?" Four of Melzalgald's heads questioned.
"It's her emotions, they're quite literally taking over her mind." He responded, thankfully having heard them this time "Even though she wasn't emotional before her boredom she still had some activity within her brain, sparks of creativity or imagination that she used to further our control over the universe, but then when her boredom began to take hold her mind essentially became static, only showing any signs of life when she needed to take care of herself or when we spoke to her, other than that as there was no stimulus to spark any kind of thoughts or emotions it was just dormant and calm." He explained.
"But when introduced to something has complex and irrational as love..." Groribas began to say, as the same realization dawned on him and Melzalgald both.
"Yes, it's as if someone has set off a bombardment of explosives within her head, she can't think straight, she's questioning herself and her motives, and she's becoming increasingly doubtful of her decisions, all of this combined adds up to make her completely unstable and frustrated." Geryuganshoop told them.
"That is REALLY bad..." The fifth head of Melzalgald's chimed in.
But before any kind of intervention could occur Saitama reappeared as he leapt out of the whole, his costume slightly singed and damaged but overall was still fairly clean and intact.
"Wow Boros, you managed to send me to the center of the earth with that." He admitted with a smile as he looked to her "I've always wondered if there were actually dinosaurs and ancient people living down there like in the movies, but turns out it's just lava like everyone thinks, a little disappointing but still pretty cool." He explained.
However as he spoke to her he noticed a look of frustration present on her face, and surprisingly enough he knew what it meant. He had seen that same expression before, hell he had made it not too long before he met Boros, the last time he did so was when he punched that purple monster who had died in one punch like all the others before it. An expression of pure anguish, of pure unbridled anger and disarray, that was what she had on her face along with a distance gaze that told she was lost in thought, even someone such as Saitama who was admittedly not the best when it came to reading people could see this, and it made him genuinely concerned as he knew what it felt like.
"Hey, Boros, what's going on?" He asked while taking a step closer "What's got you so upset?"
"NOTHING!" She shouted while continuing to avert her gaze "NOTHING IS WRONG! LET'S JUST GET BACK TO FIGHTING!" She insisted.
Sadly before he could try and say more she rushed him once again, though this time it was exactly like when they had first fought each other nearly two whole weeks ago, she was attacking as if she was a rabid animal and didn't seem concerned for her safety.
"Boros come on I know something's wrong, if you tell me what it is maybe I can help!" He told her as he dodged her assault, admittedly with great ease as she was very unfocused.
"I AM FINE SAITAMA! NOTHING IS WRONG! I'M JUST GETTING FRUSTRATED AT OUR DIFFERENCE IN POWER! NOW WILL YOU PLEASE SHUT UP AND JUST FIGHT ME?!" She asked.
Upon saying those words however her assault would come to an immediate pause, but not because he had stopped her but because she had done so herself.
"Boros?" He questioned, as her eye widened.
"I'm...I'm sorry Saitama...I...I didn't mean that..." She apologized as she looked down at the ground "I just...I can't...I can't control my emotions at all!" She admitted as a tear began to form.
"Your emotions? but I thought the reason why they were bothering you is because you wanted to have a rematch?" He questioned.
"OH MY GOD YOU ARE SO UNBELIEVABLY STUPID!" Geryuganshoop shouted at the top of his lungs, gaining everyone's attention "YOU WORTHLESS PATHETIC FAILURE OF EVOLUTION! HOW CAN A SINGLE ORGANISM BE AS THICK HEADED AND SIMPLE MINDED AS YOU?! I CAN SEE IT, GRORIBAS CAN SEE IT! MELZALGALD, THE HUMANS, AND EVEN THE CYBORG CAN SEE IT! LADY BOROS IS IN LOVE WITH YOU AND SHE IS STRUGGLING TO TELL YOU!" He revealed.
"G-Geryuganshoop..." Lady Boros muttered, as she looked at him in horror.
"I am sorry lady Boros, but I cannot take it anymore!" He continued to shout as he pointed a tendril at Saitama "Ever since your first fight she has done nothing but try to win your heart you absolute unit of idiotic cells! she wore that dress and jewelry to try and entice you, she's been watching all records of your feats of strength we have on file, she's been doing everything in her power to get it through to you that she is in love with you and yet you are so miraculously inept that you haven't realized it AT ALL." He went on as he then pointed to her "And LOOK at what it's done to her! she has spent literal CENTURIES feeling absolutely nothing! then because of some old senile sage who said she'd find someone here on this worthless little dust spec who could surpass her might we came here, she found you, she SOMEHOW fell in love with you, and because you are SO far beneath her and are SO undeserving of her you haven't realized it until someone, ME, has pointed it out as though you were a newborn infant! so would you KINDLY do everyone here a favor, especially US, and just open your two simple looking eyes and see what is LITERALLY RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU!" He concluded, ending in a pant as he had winded himself.
Silence took the air as truly NO ONE knew how to respond or react to that outburst, and unnerving and uncomfortable tension coming between them. But then suddenly without a word of any kind Lady Boros took off into the air and flew away, with only a few tears that had fallen from her eye as she rose being left behind on the ground where she once stood.